Ottawa [Canada], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada enhanced measures to screen travellers from the United Kingdom over a new strain of coronavirus concerns, including those arriving from other countries, Canada's Public Safety Minister Bill Blair told reporters on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi on Monday called on the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to set aside their political differ
Athens [Greece], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece has introduced a seven-day quarantine for all passengers arriving from the United Kingdom as a preventive measure against the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant recently discovered in parts of the UK, the Greek Secretary General for Civil Prote
Almaty [Kazakhstan], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan will introduce tighter coronavirus-related measures starting from Friday, including a ban on mass New Year celebrations, corporate parties and sporting events up until January 5, the government said on Sunday.
Phnom Penh [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cambodian government on Sunday asked local authorities to strengthen safety measures along the border after neighbouring Thailand reported more than 500 cases of COVID-19 in its Samut Sakhon province.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): All foreigners arriving in Israel, regardless of the coronavirus situation in their country of origin, will have to abide by a 14-day quarantine starting Sunday, the Israeli Ministry of Health has announced.
Mexico City [Mexico], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexican authorities said on Friday that they would re-impose lockdown measures in Mexico City and the State of Mexico amid surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Manila [Philippines], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 2,122 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number in the country to 456,562.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Nainital, Ajay Bhatt has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi as a precautionary measure.
Singapore, Dec 17 (ANI): As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, regulators in ASEAN and India are facing a need to strike a balance between continuing to support some borrowers and weaning others off debt relief measures introduced at the onset of outbreak, according to Moody's Investors Serv
Chandigarh [India], December 17 (ANI): Design Innovation Centre (DIC), UIET, Panjab University in Chandigarh has developed a human bite force measuring device which is used to measure human-biting force capacity, said principal investigator of the project Prashant Jindal on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Barco, a global leader in professional visualization and collaboration technology, has developed the innovative and transparent ecoscoring, a comprehensive way to measure the environmental impact of products, for a sustainable ecosystem.